Jordan Huie of the Overtimer here with the kickoff show for WWE Survivor Series 2019. Live play by play, you know how it goes! Watch this space.
We get the usual shilling from the panelists for the first 15 minutes. It appears that the opener for the main card will be the women’s triple threat match pitting Becky Lynch vs. Bayley vs. Shayna Baszler.
Paul Heyman promo. He more or less reiterates all his points from Raw.
Interpromotional tag team battle royal announced which will have a post of it’s own up soon.
Shawn Michaels is here now. Announces the team for NXT in the men’s 5-on-5-on-5 traditional elimination Survivor Series match. It’s Tommaso Ciampa, Matt Riddle, Keith Lee, Damian Priest and WALTER.
Adam Cole backstage recounts the hard week he’s had, appearing on Raw, SmackDown, going through a brutal ladder match and then WarGames last night. But he’s not complaining, he’s bragging. Says no one else could go through that and come out victorious.
After much discourse, the time has come for the first match, a unique one for sure…
Interpromotional Tag Team Battle Royal
Participants – Street Profits, The OC, Hawkins & Ryder for Raw; The Revival, Heavy Machinery, Lucha House Party, Roode & Ziggler for SmackDown; Forgotten Sons, Imperium, Breezango for NXT
SmackDown just straight-up getting an extra team. Weird. Early on, Lince and Metalik take the SIlly String spot to save themselves from eliminated. Steve Cutler gets tossed, so the Forgotten Sons are out. Dorado gets tossed by Dawkins, Lucha House Party is gone. Ziggler with his usual tease. Triple team on Otis, Revival and Ziggler working together. Hawkins thrown through the middle rope, but Ryder gets legit dumped onto him for the elimination of that team as Otis escapes the fray. Otis tries to eliminate Marcel, but he makes it back in. Aichner looking to power Ziggler over the top. Poke of the eye quells that. Ford getting double teamed by the OC but slips back in under the bottom rope. Aichner with a catapult takes Ziggler over but he holds on. Aichner tries to finish the job, but Ziggler pulls him to the apron. Breeze in trouble as well. Ziggler with a headbutt to Aichner, Marcel grabs Ziggler to try and help the elimination but Roode clips the running Aichner and shoves him to the floor to eliminate Imperium! Ziggler’s gonna fall but Roode manages to catch him and pull him back in!
Otis spins into a scoop slam! And now we see the Caterpillar!!! But Revival and OC stop him and toss him, Heavy Machinery is out to boos. Fandango through the middle rope. Breeze taken to the apron, gets knocked off but Fandango catches him! Places him back on the apron and turns his back, Revival shoves Breeze off again and they collapse to the floor. Every NXT team is now eliminated. Street Profits with the double dropkicks take out Revival, they’re out! Gallows with uppercuts, Back Suplex Neckbreaker to Roode! Go for Magic Killer, but Ziggler intercepts with the Zig Zag to Anderson! Gallows taken to the apron, superkick takes him to the floor! We’re now down to the Street Profits vs. Bobby Roode & Dolph Ziggler. Brawl commences, Dawkins with the boots up to Roode, charges into a spinebuster! Roode holds Dawkins in place, superkick missed and nails Roode! Roode taken to the floor! Ford tries to dump Ziggler but reversal takes him to the apron. Ford up top, Roode knocks him to the apron! But Roode and Ford now teetering, they each make it in, Ford with a big splash but Roode immediately dumps him.
Winners: Bobby Roode & Dolph Ziggler
Blue team gets the first win. 1-0-0 SmackDown.
NXT Cruiserweight Championship: Lio Rush (c) vs. Akira Tozawa vs. Kalisto
Early on, Rush taken to the outside, Tozawa tries a dive but clipped by Kalisto. Kalisto with a Fenix-style rope bounce arm drag, kick to Rush in before he went as well! Kalisto with an early SDS try, but gets shoved off to a kick to the face from Lio. Rush slips between Tozawa’s legs into the ring, takes them both down. Avoids a double shot, handspring back elbow to both men. “Let’s Go Lio/Lio Sucks” chant, Rush covers Akira for a 1 count. Akira with a power punch to Lio, Kalisto taken out, Fireman’s Carry Slam to Lio, running kick to the face for a nearfall.
Lio up top, stopped by Tozawa and Kalisto. They all three go up to the top rope, Lio stands slowly… SPANISH FLY TO BOTH MEN FROM LIO!!! Lio with shots and chops, Kalisto and Tozawa strike back. Lio with roundhouse kicks to both, backhands missed, Tozawa with a bridging German Suplex! 2 count when Kalisto breaks it up with a jackknife cover for a nearfall! Kalisto ducks a roundhouse kick, kicks off Tozawa for an SDS to Rush!!! Shining Wizard from Tozawa breaks up the cover!! Tozawa drags Rush towards the corner, off the top with a senton! But Kalisto breaks up the pin.
Kalisto and Tozawa in each other’s face, slaps commence. Tozawa wins out in strikes, but Kalisto ducks one, back kick to the gut. Handspring, Tozawa wants a German but Kalisto lands on his feet; SDS!!! But Rush off the top rope with the Final Hour to Kalisto before he can capitalize! And that is that!
Winner: Lio Rush
As expected, Lio retains and notches the first win for NXT. That makes it 1-1-0, NXT and SmackDown tied as of now.
Sami Zayn interrupts the panel to try and make sure everyone takes the AJ/Nakamura/Strong triple threat seriously.
New Day with a fiery and well received promo hyping up their match up next.
The New Day vs. The Viking Raiders vs. The Undisputed Era (Non-title)
Kyle, Big E and Ivar start us off. Kyle quickly kicked to his corner, Fish tags in. Leg kicks, ends up getting a double arm drag. “Undisputed” chant. Tag to Kyle, E and Ivar get a shoulder block to both Undisputeds. Big boys sqaure off, exchange hands. E hoists up Ivar, but he escapes behind him. Leapfrog from E, Ivar rolls over his back, but eats a shoulder block. Kyle back in, knees to the gut, low bridge from Fish helps take E to the floor. Fish comes in, gets body slammed, Erik bodyslams Ivar onto him. Kofi tags in, standing dropkick! Tag to E, Kofi with a snapmare, E holds Kyle for the PK! Cover for 2. Kofi leap frogs over E for a legdrop to O’Reilly! Nearfall.
Kofi throws Kyle to the floor, thrust kick to Fish. Viking Raiders now square up with New Day in the ring. Brawl ensues. E thrown to the floor, Ivar and Kofi left in the ring. Kofi with Shuriken, but Undisputed Era in there with Kofi now, trying to double team, Kofi with a missile dropkick to Kyle, but Fish gets him with a dragonscrew over the middle rope. Kyle capitalizes with a knee drop off the top to the leg! Heel hook in deep! Fish tries to cut off Ivar but he plows through him, splash breaks the hold! Big E with a belly to belly to Ivar, Erik comes in and gets him with a uranage! Kofi in with a crossbody, caught but Erik is forced into the New Day corner. O’Reilly tries to re-enter but Kofi cuts him off, taken to the apron. They trade roundhouse kicks out there, Kyle wins out and stomps him down. Big E tries for hsi running splash off the apron but Kyle dodges and sends him tumbling to the floor! Kofi clipped by the leg and taken down by Undisputed Era. Both teams fight on the outside as the Viking Raiders get onto the apron – Erik bodyslams Ivar right onto all four opponents!!!
Erik drags Kyle into the ring. Erik gets chop blocked by Bobby, big kick to the face from Kyle. Tag to Fish as Erik tries to punch his way free. Fish grinds the boot into Erik’s face, knee drop onto his leg. Kyle with his driving elbows and knees to the small of the back, running knee to the side. Hooks the legs of Erik with a standing leglock, legbreaker! Chant of “NXT”. Tag to Fish, snap suplex. Erik counters a suplex, throws him into Kyle! Tag to Ivar, back body drop, side slam, crossbody splash to O’Reilly! Charging clotheslines from opposing corners, spinning powerslam to Kyle, spinning heel kick to E. Undisputed Era clip him with a double team. They throw Ivar to the corner but he rolls to the apron. He rushes, goes up top, Fish charges, Ivar rolls through off the top, tag to Erik. Ivar wants the bronco buster but O’Reilly pulls Fish out of harm’s way and he crotches himself.
Kofi back in, double foot stomp to the chest of Erik! Tag to Big E! VICIOUS OVERHEAD BELLY TO BELLIES! Kofi with a running kick to the face of Kyle. Erik with a Buisaku Knee to E, knocks Kofi off the apron! Erik with the Corner Ten Punches, Kofi with a WWE Headkick, E has him up with a powerbomb, Kofi off the top with a double foot stomp, helluva tag maneuver for a nearfall, Ivar has to break it up. Everyone taken to the floor, E HITS THE APRON SPEAR TO THE FLOOR ON ERIK! New Day want the Midnight Hour, Fish and O’Reilly cut him off and take him to the floor, Ivar counters on E with the big thrusting knee, Springboard Lariat/German Suplex to E!
On the outside, Kofi misses a Trouble In Paradise and kicks the post, High Low from Fish and O’Reilly takes him down! Viking Raiders staredown the Undisputed Era. Ivar with elbows but eats Ax and Smash from Kyle, exploder from Fish. Double roundhouse kicks, but Ivar no sells! Grabs both necks, but eats knees. High low, but Ivar cartwheels out of the way! Handspring Double Back Elbow! Viking Experience lands Fish onto O’Reilly, cover for the win!
Winners: The Viking Raiders
Awesome stuff there, not put together to be a kickoff match obviously. Unsurprisingly things are now even, 1-1-1 with that win for Raw.
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